call of duty : black ops 3 is not available in your territory / region

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Masoud Khaan Nov 15, 2021 @ 7:50pm

I bought bo3 zombie deluxe edition ( as a gift ) in my account with argentina country/store cos that was cheap option in halloween event discounts .

i'm traveling too much among contries cos of my job so when i wanted to play it in some of my work trips i faced with " err : call of duty : black ops 3 is not available in your territory / region " and play button was grayed out .

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i'm new with steams and rules ( this is my first purchasing ) so i just fallowed cheapest options ( pls take ez on me xD )
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why that happened to me and any one have any idea for solving this ?

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Zekiran Nov 15, 2021 @ 7:51pm

"Followed cheapest options"

You mean you lied about where you live and what currency you use? Because that'll get your account suspended.

Masoud Khaan Nov 15, 2021 @ 7:55pm

Originally posted by Zekiran:
"Followed cheapest options"

You mean you lied about where you live and what currency you use? Because that'll get your account suspended.

not exactly ( my original country is Denmark ) but some times i have to travel other countries like netherlands , argentina , ... mostly cos of my jobs and i bought it once i was in argentina for halloween .

any advice btw ?

Bee🐝 Nov 15, 2021 @ 8:13pm

Originally posted by Masoud Khaan:
Originally posted by Zekiran:
"Followed cheapest options"

You mean you lied about where you live and what currency you use? Because that'll get your account suspended.

not exactly ( my original country is Denmark ) but some times i have to travel other countries like netherlands , argentina , ... mostly cos of my jobs and i bought it once i was in argentina for halloween .

any advice btw ?

The error tells you what the issue is: "the game is not available in your territory/region". Nothing much to do there; it's a region lock. If you don't buy games in a territory you don't live in you won't have nasty surprises.

It also seriously screws over every person who actually lives in that region. So, this is kinda karma.

Last edited by Bee🐝; Nov 15, 2021 @ 8:15pm

Callahan420 Nov 15, 2021 @ 8:20pm

Didn't know Denmark was a part of Argentina. Better add a payment from the country you live in and quit the region hopping.

Zekiran Nov 15, 2021 @ 8:29pm

You are allowed to use the currency of the location you're in if you have a valid address AND BANK ACCOUNT there in that currency.

Your country = denmark, means you spend whatever passes for currency there. You don't get to then jump to another country's currency just because you're visiting there.

rawWwRrr Nov 15, 2021 @ 8:52pm

Originally posted by Masoud Khaan:
why that happened to me and any one have any idea for solving this ?

There are 5 region specific listings for COD3:BO3. The one you purchased, in Argentina, is region locked to a specific list of South American countries.

https://steamdb.info/sub/202586/info/
https://i.imgur.com/98SCSL1.png

Had you purchased it while in Denmark (assuming Eurozone), that license wouldn't have a region lock on it.

Last edited by rawWwRrr; Nov 15, 2021 @ 8:55pm

MalikQayum Nov 15, 2021 @ 10:06pm

i am fairly confident in that this guy is not from denmark.

Muppet among Puppets Nov 15, 2021 @ 10:38pm

If you met the requirements for that purchase, you probably can use the game when 3 months are over.

Masoud Khaan Nov 16, 2021 @ 2:14am

Originally posted by Callahan420:
Didn't know Denmark was a part of Argentina. Better add a payment from the country you live in and quit the region hopping.

i bought that from argentina with argentina currency and then i traveled to denmark after 8-9 days dude :D
i also can't add payment from denmark or another country since i can't change country in account settings ( argentina is current right now )

Masoud Khaan Nov 16, 2021 @ 2:16am

Originally posted by Zekiran:
You are allowed to use the currency of the location you're in if you have a valid address AND BANK ACCOUNT there in that currency.

Your country = denmark, means you spend whatever passes for currency there. You don't get to then jump to another country's currency just because you're visiting there.

as ur mind there is any way to change my country in steam account settings ( current is argentina ) ?
i feel it's can solve my problem

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Masoud Khaan Nov 16, 2021 @ 2:18am

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:
Originally posted by Masoud Khaan:
why that happened to me and any one have any idea for solving this ?
There are 5 region specific listings for COD3:BO3. The one you purchased, in Argentina, is region locked to a specific list of South American countries.

https://steamdb.info/sub/202586/info/
https://i.imgur.com/98SCSL1.png

Had you purchased it while in Denmark (assuming Eurozone), that license wouldn't have a region lock on it.

i bought it from argentina and i made an new account with argentina currency store u know .
now i can't play that in other countries ( like denmark - netherlands , ... ) after 8-9 day that i traveled

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Masoud Khaan Nov 16, 2021 @ 2:22am

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:
If you met the requirements for that purchase, you probably can use the game when 3 months are over.

that is work for gifted purchased games too ?

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Walach Nov 16, 2021 @ 2:33am

Navigating the minefield of the EU is a tricky one, if I understand your post that is, but you shouldn't change your residency if you are staying in one country for less than half a year. Most often I would say anyways.

While I understand why people cross border to be able to buy physical goods cheaper you start hitting roadblocks when you start talking about subscriptions and within EU it's even worse. :P

Roadblocks like not being able to use it at all. :/

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